18 March,2009 11:57 AM IST | | Agencies
A video game called House of the Dead: Overkill has been named the most profane ever by Guiness World Records, a spokesman said on Monday.
The well-received game, which is playable on the Nintendo Wii console, features the F word 189 times, equating to three per cent of the all of the game's dialogue.
"It is a dubious honour to receive such an accolade working in an industry where so often the fruits of your labours are derided and dismissed for being puerile or irresponsible," said Jonathan Burroughs, the game's writer.
"But in the case of The House Of The Dead: Overkill, a little puerility was the order of business," added Burroughs of the game, which is published by Sega.
"Parodying the profane excess of grindhouse cinema was (game developer) Headstrong Games' objective and I am flattered that this record acknowledges that we not only rose to that challenge, but entirely exceeded it."
As a result of its award, it will be short-listed for inclusion in the Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition next year.
"House of the Dead: Overkill" was given a 8.0 rating out of 10 by video game website Gamespot, which said it "reinvents the aging shooter series for the better with an over-the-top grindhouse theme that resonates in its every aspect, from the hilarious story to the fantastic vintage soundtrack".
According to a spokesman for Guinness World Records, the film Casino holds the record for most expletives in a single film, with 422 instances of the F word, equating to approximately 2.4 times per minute.
"It's a mark of the times," said spokesman Gaz Deaves.
"This record category pre-existed for movies, music and television, but The House Of The Dead: Overkill is the first video game to be awarded the title in the gamer's edition," he added.
